7 Greek Gay-Friendly Islands

Contents:

• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• IS IOS GAY-IENDLY? - IOS FOM
• 7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS
• I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS
• GAY IOS TRAVEL GUI: THE ALTERNATIVE TO SANTORI
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

”In July 2019, two gay men om St. Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down.

Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry. It is hard for me as a gay this untry. ”Six English-speakg natns the Caribbean still crimalize gay sex, cludg Domi, Jamai, Guyana, Grenada and St.

Gonsalv prevly noted there’s been a history of discrimatn agast gay people.

That kd of irratnal homophobia is entirely unacceptable. ”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn.

IS IOS GAY-IENDLY? - IOS FOM

Of urse, Mykonos is the one gay haven Greece, but LGBT+ visors should also fd great optns and welg lols all 5 lotns. Though not typilly known as a gay statn, Athens is very well known to all kds of travelers who e to immerse themselv the cy’s renowned history.

Many LGBT+ visors may simply pass through the cy on their way to more gay-iendly Greek statns like Mykonos, but they’d be mistaken to skip Athens entirely or only drop to tch a glimpse of the Parthenon on their way to a more relaxg beach town.

7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS

Gazi is one of the more popular neighborhoods and you’ll fd plenty of gay and gay-iendly venu this area. Over time, has bee slightly ls gay-foced as ’s bee gentrified but as a first-time visor, ’s still the place to start. It’s important to note that the gay scene Athens is ls public pared to gay hotspots like Mykonos.

As the pal cy of Greece wh nearly 4 ln people livg the metro area, you’ll fd a large selectn of gay and gay-iendly rtrants, f, bars and clubs. One of the most popular and biggt gay events is XLSIOR scribed as Europe’s hottt annual summer gay circu ftival. There are also a few gay hotels Mykonos along wh many gay-iendly optns.

I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS

Geranium Rince is loted jt 500m om Mykonos town and is another gay hotel available at a slight lower price.

The old town is imprsive wh Ltle Venice lg the water and s gay beach are great for relaxg and mglg. We won’t tell you not to go to Mykonos due to this, bee ankly you should and you’ll probably love , pecially wh how gay-iendly is.

Bis Santori, which is probably the most popular and touristy island of them all, Mykonos probably holds the tle of 2nd for the general visor but fely tak the lead of the Greek Island gay hotspot.

GAY IOS TRAVEL GUI: THE ALTERNATIVE TO SANTORI

Mykonos has for s been a getaway for gays as beme open and more liberal than Athens and all of the surroundg islands. Unlike Mykonos, you won’t fd any gay specific venu but the atmosphere is pretty open and gay-iendly overall. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.

Is Ios gay-iendly? Is there any gay-iendly beach or nightlife Ios?

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT

Re: Is Ios gay-iendly? s has many nu beach around the island some walkg distance om ma village, there is so many small v sttered all around the island, there isnt any actual gay bars, but many gays vis s the summer and return every year, s is very much like mykonos thats why s attracts so many gays e s has s own natural bety, so dont be shy give a try.

I don't remember personaly of any gay bar Ios. No matter if you are gay or not.

Brish webse Gay Star News llaboratn wh the Greek webse Dtsetters has published a list of 7 Greek islands that gay travelers should nsir visg on their summer holidays. Milos is gradually beg one of the most popular islands for gay travelers, pecially for those love, acrdg to Gay Star News. A betiful Greek island which many nsir to be the next big thg when to gay vatn Greece.